Information for Deans, Directors, and Department Heads

  • Final Exams for Students with Disabilities

    CSD’s Spring 2024 Final Exam Guidance for Faculty 

    With Spring 2024 Finals quickly approaching, we are providing some guidance on final exam procedures for students with approved testing accommodations. Please be sure to reiterate this information to your students. 

    • Exams taken remotely should not be scheduled at the CSD. If your final exam will be a ‘take home’ version or given remotely in a location of the student’s choice, students should not submit scheduling requests with the CSD.  Please coordinate accommodations (i.e., 2x) directly with your students. Please contact the student’s Disability Service Professional (DSP) if you have any concerns.  

    • If the instructor/TA can provide the student’s testing accommodations on the final exam, there is no need for the student to schedule with the CSD. 

    • Students taking their exams at the CSD must submit their requests to take a final exam at the CSD through MyAccess, the online system, at least one week (or 7 days) in advance of the final exam date.  MyAccess can be accessed from the CSD’s website homepage or directly at /www.csd.uconn.edu or directly at https://csd.uconn.edu/myaccess 

     Exam Date

    Final Day to Submit Scheduling Request 

    Monday, April 29th 

    Monday, April 22nd 

    Tuesday, April 30th 

    Tuesday, April 23rd 

    Wednesday, May 1st 

    Wednesday, April 24th 

    Thursday, May 2nd 

    Thursday, April 25th 

    Friday, May 3rd 

    Friday, April 26th 

    • CSD anticipates reaching seating capacity and may not be able to assist with all final exam requests. If CSD reaches capacity and the instructor has flexibility, we will do our best to schedule the student for an alternate day/time.
    • The CSD will be open extended hours (beyond 5pm) to administer all exam blocks during finals week.
    • If students are approved for extended time and have exams that are in back-to-back time blocks on the same day, they should first contact their CSD DSP via email. CSD will verify exam information and submit a completed Request to Reschedule Finals Form to the Dean of Students office. DOS will notify you and the student that an exam is approved to be rescheduled. 
    • CSD will be using in-person graduate proctors and live video proctoring to ensure the academic integrity of exams. No video will be recorded or stored. Incidents of possible alleged academic misconduct will be reported to the instructor and the Office of Community Standards. 
    • If your final exam will be administered using an online platform, your students must bring their own device (laptop or tablet) to the CSD to take their scheduled final.
    • Final exams should be uploaded to your MyAccess for Instructors portal at least 48 hours in advance of the final for the Accommodations Team to prepare materials.
    • If your final is scheduled for Monday, April 29th, please have the exam uploaded by Friday, April 22nd at noon.
    • The CSD offers the following return options:
    1. Completed finals will be scanned and uploaded to the instructor MyAccess portal. *This could take up to 24 hours due to the high volume we are anticipating. 
    2. Instructors or designees may pick up completed finals at the CSD office (Wilbur Cross building, room 204) on the following dates/times:
      • Monday, 4/29 - Thursday, 5/2; between 8am and 7:30 pm 
      • Friday, 5/3; between 8am and 7:00 pm

    We appreciate your continued partnership in providing accommodations to students with disabilities. Please contact Lara Smith, Accommodations Coordinator, at csdexams@uconn.edu to discuss questions, exam logistics or anything else related to final exams. 

    For more information, contact: Lara Smith at lara.smith@uconn.edu